THE NEW BEAT JUNKIES NEWSLETTER 2013: RHETTMATIC x MR. CHOC, DJ MELO-D – DMC LA, DJ BABU ON CRATE DIGGERS, ETC!

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Rhettmatic

Peace Everyone,

It’s another 2013 edition of the Beat Junkies Newsletter…..

It’s the last week of April, summer is approaching, and everything is moving at the speed of life…..

This Tuesday, April 23rd, Rhettmatic & Mr. Choc will be repping for the Beat Junkies at the WordLyfe Tuesdays at the Infusion Lounge in Universal City. Then this Saturday, April 27th, Melo-D will be a guest judge and doing a dj exhibition at the 2013 DMC Dj Battle, the Los Angeles heat at Cuban Pete’s in Long Beach. Babu & Melo-D will be kicking off the 1st Red Cup Sundays of 2013 at Club Icon in Downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, April 28th. Our very own Shortkut is still on a full European Tour during the month of April in Germany & Netherlands. Speaking of Europe, the Funky President J.Rocc will in the UK for The Pleasure Principle Music Festival at the end of April.

We like to officially say thank you to everyone that purchased the official limited edition of The Beat Junkie Picture Disc Collection Vinyl on National Record Store Day – April 20, 2013, nationwide. We heard that the record practically sold out at all Independent Record Stores such as Amoeba’s & Dusty Grooves, but you can still purchase vinyl & the Limited Edition Beat Junkies 4GB Cassette Flash Drive “B-Sides & Bootlegs” that features unreleased mixes & music by the crew…at our beatjunkies website store: http://www.beatjunkies.storenvy.com!
Our official Serato x Beat Junkies Limited Edition Control Vinyl had to be pushed back due to quality control….we will keep you posted with the official release date.

Check out the new episode of Fuse TV’s “Crate Diggers” with our very own Babu, as he tells his record diggin stories going to Japan, record shopping with Cut Chemist, Madlib, & J.Rocc, & his love for Country & Polish Records……

Make sure to also check out our “Friends’ & Associates” section for other events with people that we work with closely……Monday, April 22nd, Dj Expo & Dj Sloe Poke returns with “Motown On Mondays” with special guest the legendary Lord Finesse of DITC & Dj Supreme La Rock….all happening at the The Short Stop. On Friday, May 3rd, another installment of “Soul Slam” returns with the one and only Dj Spinna, all happening at The Arena. Brought to you by Footlong Development & Keistar Entertainment.

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NEW BEAT JUNKIES NEWSLETTER APRIL 2003: LARGE PRO x J.ROCC, SHORTKUT IN EUROPE, DILATED PEOPLES, BEAT JUNKIES PICTURE DISC & MORE!

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Rhettmatic

Peace Everyone,

It’s another 2013 edition of the Beat Junkies Newsletter…..

April is here and spring is in full effect!

This Monday, April 15th, The Funky President & “The Live Guy with Glasses” join forces at Motown On Mondays LA. J.Rocc & the legendary Large Professor will be doing a Stax Vs Motown set, all happening at The Short Stop. Babu will be joining his Dilated Peoples bredren in Colorado on Friday, April 19th & Utah on Saturday, April 20th. Our very own Shortkut is still on a full European Tour during the month of April in Germany & Netherlands. Speaking of Europe, the Funky President J.Rocc will in the UK for The Pleasure Principle Music Festival at the end of April. Also, Melo-D will be a guest judge and doing a dj exhibition at the 2013 DMC Dj Battle, the Los Angeles heat, on April 27 at Cuban Pete’s in Long Beach.

We like to officially annouce the release of the official limited edition of The Beat Junkie Picture Disc Collection Vinyl which will be officially released on National Record Store Day – April 20, 2013, nationwide. It will be available at all Independent Record Stores such as Amoeba’s & Dusty Grooves, and websites like Fatbeats.com, turntablelab.com, & beatjunkies.com. And last but not least, the Limited Edition Beat Junkies 4GB Cassette Flash Drive “B-Sides & Bootlegs” that features unreleased mixes & music by the crew…….is AVAILABLE NOW at our beatjunkies website store: http://www.beatjunkies.storenvy.com!
Our official Serato x Beat Junkies Limited Edition Control Vinyl had to be pushed back due to quality control….we will keep you posted with the official release date. Check out the homies Mass Influence & their new single “Mass Influential” featuring our own Dj Rhettmatic on the cuts & produced by Circa 94:
http://soundcloud.com/massinfluence/massinfluential

Make sure to also check out our “Friends’ & Associates” section for other events with people that we work with closely……Monday, April 22nd, Dj Expo & Dj Sloe Poke returns with “Motown On Mondays” with special guest the legendary Lord Finesse of DITC & Dj Supreme La Rock….all happening at the The Short Stop. On Friday, May 3rd, another installment of “Soul Slam” returns with the one and only Dj Spinna, all happening at The Arena. Brought to you by Footlong Development & Keistar Entertainment. Check out Dannu of The Visionaries‘ new music video called “On The Left” from his solo debut album “Virgo Summer” which is OUT RIGHT NOW!

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NEW BEAT JUNKIES NEWSLETTER – APRIL 2013: SHORTKUT IN EUROPE, JROCC IN THE UK, PHIFE DAWG x RHETTMATIC & MORE!

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Rhettmatic

Peace Everyone,

It’s another 2013 edition of the Beat Junkies Newsletter…..

April is here and spring is in full effect!

Our very own Shortkut will be embarking on a full European Tour during the month of April in Germany & Netherlands. Speaking of Europe, the Funky President J.Rocc will in the UK for The Pleasure Principle Music Festival at the end of April. Also, stay tuned for more dates from other Beat Junkie members during the month of April.

FREE DOWNLOAD/STREAM: Phife of A Tribe Called Quest & Dj Rhettmatic of The Beat Junkies on THIRD FLOOR RADIO! S/O to Roslynn & Dj Jay P:
http://soundcloud.com/thirdfloorradio/phife_rhettmatic

We like to officially annouce the release of the Serato x Beat Junkies Limited Edition Control Vinyl. We don’t have an official release date, but the vinyl will be coming out April 2013, as well as the official limited edition of The Beat Junkie Picture Disc Collection Vinyl which will be officially released on National Record Store Day – April 20, 2013, nationwide. It will be available at all Independent Record Stores, Fatbeats.com, & beatjunkies.com. And last but not least, the Limited Edition Beat Junkies 4GB Cassette Flash Drive “B-Sides & Bootlegs” that features unreleased mixes & music by the crew…….is AVAILABLE NOW at our beatjunkies website store: http://www.beatjunkies.storenvy.com!

Make sure to also check out our “Friends’ & Associates” section for other events with people that we work with closely……Monday, April 8th, Dj Expo & Dj Sloe Poke returns with “Motown On Mondays” with special guest Dj Sun….all happening at the The Short Stop. Then on Saturday, April 13th, it’s “The Large Professor Experiment” featuring the legendary Large Pro + Dj Phoreyz & Dj Expo at The Blu Monkey On Friday, May 3rd, another installment of “Soul Slam” returns with the one and only Dj Spinna, all happening at The Arena. Brought to you by Footlong Development & Keistar Entertainment. Check out this upcoming group from J-Rawls‘ new Polar Entertainment label called “Opposites Attract” with their new single “God’s Connect & Shining Bright”. It’s some dope quality Hip Hop music! Also out RIGHT NOW – Trek Life‘s 4th album “Hometown Foriegner” in stores now. You can also purchase the album by clicking the link below, you will also get a special Trek Life x Rhettmatic cassette mixtape “Hometown Heroes” with the purchase:
http://ughh.com/trek-life-hometown-foreigner/MMGTLHFCD/

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FREE DOWNLOAD/LIVESTREAM: SHORTKUT & RHETTMATIC – LIVE AT SXSW 2013

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Rhettmatic

This is a live recording of Rhettmatic‘s & Shortkut‘s 2×4 set at “The Junkies Spring Break” at The 2013 SXSW in Austin, Tx. The guys were basically going back and forth & simitaneously mixing & improvising on the spot, Beat Junkie Style! First Light aka Opio & Pep Love were hosting the event, plus Houseshoes & Dj Expo were spining the opening set. Along with the improvise set, a live mic cypher broke out with the legendary Souls Of Mischief. Check out the live recording as Shortkut & Rhettmatic goes across the board and play alot of different music genres yet keepin the Funk goin…..Beat Junkie Style!

FREE DOWNLOAD/LIVESTREAM:
http://www.mixcrate.com/thebeatjunkies/shortkut-rhettmatic-live-at-sxsw-31413-287993

YOUTUBE FOOTAGE:

READ THE REVIEW OF THE BEAT JUNKIES SPRING BREAK & 2 SEVEN CLASH EVENT AT SXSW:
http://www.boycottmag.com/?p=5364&fb_action_ids=4692465596126&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map={%224692465596126%22%3A142660259240728}&action_type_map={%224692465596126%22%3A%22og.likes%22}&action_ref_map=[]

BEAT JUNKIES NEWSLETTER – MARCH 2013: BEAT JUNKIES CASSETTE FLASH DRIVE, D-STYLES x SHORTKUT, DJ BABU IN EUROPE, & MORE!

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Rhettmatic

Peace Everyone,

It’s another 2013 edition of the Beat Junkies Newsletter…..

We like to say thank you to everyone that went to our “Junkies Spring Break” event during SXSW. We also like to say a special thanks to Dj Expo & Chris from Madgods for helping us coordinate & making things happen in SXSW. A Special shoutout to our sponsors: Jetpack, LRG, Mixcrate, & Redbull. Bigups to Opio & Pep Love for hosting our event, Houseshoes for rocking a guest set….shoutouts to A-Plus, Tajai, Tim House, Dj Klever, Gensu Dean, Soulkhan & Dj Element of the Brown Bag Allstars, Diamond D, Dj Platurn, Eric Boss, 100 Proof, Dj Supreme La Rock, Natasha Diggs, PB Wolf, Mayer Hawthorne, Karriem Riggins, Jon Wayne, Gaslamp Killer, Amir of Kon & Amir, Young Guru & April “Bombai”, Just Blaze, Jamie Strong, Stones Throw, Innovative Leisure, Silent Frisco, Dirty Bill’s, Hudson On Fifth & Dj Kentaro!

On Friday, March 22nd, Shortkut will be joining the Bay Area’s own Dj Zhaldee & Alex Mejia at The Churchward Pub. Dj Babu & Rakaa Iriscience will embark on a mini European Tour from March 22nd-April 1st. D-Styles‘ monthly joint “Sound Mass” is going down again on March 23rd with special guests: Shortkut, Inka One, Monalisa, & more…..Don’t miss out on these joints!! On Friday, March 29th, Vinroc joins Shortkut for another editon of “So Much Soul”, all happening at Slate SF.

We like to officially annouce the release of the Serato x Beat Junkies Limited Edition Control Vinyl. We don’t have an official release date, but the vinyl will be coming out March 2013, as well as the official limited edition of The Beat Junkie Picture Disc Collection Vinyl which will be officially released on National Record Store Day – April 20, 2013, nationwide. It will be available at all Independent Record Stores, Fatbeats.com, & beatjunkies.com. And last but not least, the Limited Edition Beat Junkies 4GB Cassette Flash Drive “B-Sides & Bootlegs” that features unreleased mixes & music by the crew…….is AVAILABLE NOW at our beatjunkies website store: http://www.beatjunkies.storenvy.com!

Check out the FREE DOWNLOAD MIX of J.Rocc‘s “25 Years of Solid State: The Broadest Beats”…..An eclectic mix that J did for the Solid State Radio Show. And get the limited edition Trek Life cassette mixtape “Hometown Heroes”, mixed by Rhettmatic, when you pre-order & purchase Trek’s new album “Hometown Foreigner” on Mello Music Group….Release Date: April 9th. Read the newsletter for more info! Also, J.Rocc is featured on the full length version of a special edition of Fuse TV‘s “Crate Diggers” – the J.Dilla edition, which will be premiered on March 20th!

Make sure to also check out our “Friends’ & Associates” section for other events with people that we work with closely……On Thursday, March 28th, ArtDontSleep presents Twelve Reasons To Die w/ Ghostface Killah, Adrian Younge’s Venice Dawn, Blu & Exile, Dag Savage, Roc Marciano, & Gaslamp Killer, all happening at The Mayan Theatre. Saturday, March 30, Dj Expo & Phoreyz returns with “Escapism” with their special guest: Maseo of De La Soul! Plus a surprise special guest….all happening at the Blu Monkey Lounge. Check out a FREE DOWNLOAD unreleased cut from Mr. Len‘s “The Marvels Of Yestermorrow” album, courtesy of High Water Music.

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